pokemon acts and roles (heros journey)

back when i was a child i use to love playing the original pokemon games red and blue, here are the acts and the roles of the characters within the pokemon universe.

red is the protaginist of the first pokemon games, he is sent on a quest by professor oak to collect all 150 pokemon and become a pokemon master. (hero)

blue is the players rival and will test the players strength through out the game by appearing out of no where and challenging you to a pokemon battle, this forces the player to be strong at all times.

this also makes him a false threat to the player as he is not trying to harm you rather show how strong he is and force development of the players skills. (false villain) 

professor oak is the man who sends red on his mission, he is also reds mentor as he teaches red about pokemon and how to battles, you could also argue that he is also a giver as he gives red his first pokemon which allows him to go out into the world. 

reds mother can be considered a helper as she gives you the running shows, in the remake of the original games she also saves your money which allows you to get items you might of not have been able to afford other wise. 

bill is the creator of the pokemon pc box, he is a small helper as you dont need him to use the box how ever it is a small point in the story and the box that you use to hold your pokemon was created by him. 

the gym leaders are helper by giving the player badges when they are defeated 

team rocket grunts are low leveled villains who try and steal pokemon and objects of value. 

giovanni is a false hero as he is a gym leader, this is someone who shares knowledge and helps pokemon however he is in fact the true villain, under the surface of his gym he runs a evil organisation geared towards stealing pokemon, this origination is called team rocket and are responsible for crimes such as stealing cubone skulls and taking over silph co.

the elite four are the final challenge the player has to face before becoming a pokemon master. 

act one:

the player starts on there journey to become a pokemon master, they do this by defeating some of there lower leveled gyms and catching wild pokemon along the way.

act two:

red faces team rocket and destroys there evil plans to take over the region.

act three: red faces the elite four and his rival to become the pokemon champion